Supreme Court of India

Jagdish Prasad Alias Jagdish Prasad Gupta v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1972] 2 S.C.R. 845
Bench P. Jaganmohan Reddy J.
Decided 13 December 1971

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Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954-Prevention of Food 'dulteration Rules, 1955-Appendix 17.06-Public Analyst-Failure to report on al/ tests-Does not make report ineffective-Section 16(i)­ Sentience-Circustances justi/Ying reduction-Sanction-Bengal Municipal Act, 1932. The appellant, manager of an Oil Mill, was convicted under s. 7(i) /16(i) (a) (i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment. His appeal to the Sessions Judge was without success and a revision to the High Court, was also dismissed. In apinal to this Court it was

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